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ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and AISI 204 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210 to 330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
320 to 720
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
730 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
380 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
240 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
360 to 2940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 54.7 to 66
69.6 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
1.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030